Pick any given day and I’m taking my little ones to the doctor’s office, the park, the zoo, or a whole host of other places. That’s just the way it is when you’re a mom of more than one child. You spend a lot of time driving your loves from point A to point B.
I don’t mind the driving, in fact, there are times when I enjoy it, but I do mind the constant transporting of multiple bags from one destination to the next. And it is no wonder, when I think of the numerous items that I have to carry from place to place.
Bag #1 – The On-the-Go Food Bag – I can’t leave the house without at least having some string cheese, crackers, fruit, and water or juice for the kids. On the off chance that I do, I’m always sorry, as hunger and/or thirst strikes my babes at the most inopportune times and virtually always ends in the dreaded meltdown.
Bag #2 – The Essential Items Bag– Invariably, I need a bag for carrying the essentials: extra clothes, diapers, sanitary wipes, Kleenex, toys and anything else that I think I will need. This bag is always overflowing and the most unruly of the lot.
Bag #3 – The Work Bag – Working outside the home means that I often need to carry my iPad or laptop when I’m out and about with my children. Plus, it’s great for entertaining my children while waiting at the doctor’s office, etc. On those days, which occur more often than not, I have to carry yet another bag!
Bag #4 – My Purse - Finally, I carry my purse which while not gigantic, is still one more bag.
So there I stand with my children in hand, and 3-4 bags on my shoulder which makes me look ridiculous, feel quite uncomfortable, and become essentially immobile. It is then that I can’t help but focus on my dismay at being, once again, the perpetual “Bag Lady.”
Fortunately, it was this feeling amongst others that led me to create and produce the Devyn Bag. One evening I looked at the slew of non-functional bags that I owned and asked myself: “If I could make one bag that took the best features from each of these bags, what would it look like?” Then, I grabbed a piece of paper and pencil and I started drawing the “perfect bag.” I didn’t hold back. I eliminated all the worthless stuff and focused on everything that I loved. I created aspects that didn’t exist or that I had never seen before in a bag. It was fun. At the end, I said to myself, I HAVE to create this bag!
Today, I carry only one bag – my bag – the Devyn Bag! I’ve turned my back on the Bag Lady of yesteryear, and I’m the proud owner of the most versatile and stylish bag I’ve ever owned. The best part is that now moms everywhere can forever be free of the Bag Lady.
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